Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 8, 1893, Page 5

——- X -— f * refuge unde et et e 2 - i e o, s . i MARD ON FAIR ENPLOYES Auditor Moore Will Not Allow the Nebraska Men's July Salaries, HE SAYS GARNEAU IS RESPONSIBLE All of the Jaly Vouehers Hung Up in the Aunditor's Offlon — Rensons for This Declslon of Ofeial, Lixcots, Aug. 7.—[Special to Tmm Bee.| Auditor Moore sent a dispatch to Chicago this forenoon that has undoubtedly created consternation in the Nebraska building Last week the auditor and commissioner general held a spirited conference by mail in the course of which the latter practically rofused to submit the form of itomized state- ments required by the auditor. Thereupon the auditor stated that Mr. Garneau had ex- pended money belonging to the state that should properly be charged to Mr. Garneau, and that there were enough funds in the overcharge to pay off the employes for tho month of July, When this information reached ~tho - Nebraska building, it did this morning, Seth P, Mobley immodiately telegraphed an inquiry to tho auditor, asking if he intended 10 hang up the employ wages for July. Mr. Moore did not make his answer public, but it loft no doubt as to his intention. All of the July vouchers are hung up in the audi- tor's office, and there they will remain until the commissioner general’s expense accounts are submitted in proper form. One of the vouchers received last Satur- day was for furniture, ete. The bill accom- Ennying it covered three long pages of items, ut the total amount only appoared at the foot of the bill. Tt was for a balance of #4,- 000 due on the furniture account, the entire Dbill amounting to 86,800. 1t was bundled up and returned to the commissioner general, Another bill returned was oue of $85 for a pair of curtains, Gosslp at the Stato House. The Omaha Real Estate and Trust com- pany today filed four cases in the office of the clerk of the supreme court against arles IS, Reiter, John W. Rodefer et al, Sarah J. w et al, and Joseph S, Krag- acow, respectively. The o of Minnie A. Moore, adminis- tratrix of the late Smith D, Moore, against the Omahia Streot Railway company, r hed the supreme court this afternoon. Smith D. Moore is the man who met death under tho wheels of the trailer near tho Sixteenth and Webster streets on 1802, His wife sued for #5,000 5. Tho defendant company demurved to her petition and Judge [rvine sustained the demurrer, dismissed th ase and taxed the cosis up' to Mrs. Mooro. Sho now ap- peals to the supreme court, The Beatrico Rapid Transit and com Power wy comes to the supreme court with a case against Rickards & Prout, who had been awarded $500 damages in the lower courts. Tho Board of Public Lands and Buildings commenced its regular monthly forenoon for the st the state, > 1%, MeGrew, tomporary recciver of the ‘ague Savings bank of Omaha, was at the state house this forenoon. P'lenty of Currency In Lincoln. The prevailing scarcity of currency in_the east has not been felt here in Lincoln. act was brough: out this morning when a man visited ono of the local national banks and offered to sell a large quantity of $1 and 2 bills for a premium of £30 per 1,000, His offer was ceclined, to his surprise. “The teller of the bank informed Tur Ben that none of the Lincoln banks were suffer- ing for the want of tho bills of the smaller denomination, although he said it was a fact that many of the larger employment concerns were using silver in paymg theirmen. Saturday the streot railway company and soveral Jarge manufacturing concerns paid off their hands in silver dollars. At one bank Satur- day a well known populist and free silver min presented a check for §700. He was well known to the cashier and it might have beon amere coincidence, but at any rate he was given 700 big, round, white dollirs in pay- ment of his check. ' He protested in vain, but he was gravely informed that there was 80 great o demand for silver that it was rap- idly taking the place of all other forms of currency in the west. Found In the Polico Court. Tt cost Austin Selby just §22 for allowing a sick and blind horse to stand out in the sun for severai days. Health Ofticer Howe made the complaint” and Judge Parker, the local session this purposo of audiung claims vice president of the Humane socioty, prose- cuted the case. Tho horse was killed by the authoritie P. W. Harrington, a local saloon keeper, was arrested this afternoon for running his place of business with the blinds drawn so as to obstruct the view from the stre Frank Johnson, a citizen who r mook his allegiance to King Oec the stars and stripes, vaunted qui reedom Saturday by sprinkling wagon around the J. Gilliland in such a manner that considerable valuable property was de- stroyed. He was arrested this afternoon. Buck Owens is under arrest at the station charged with la ny from the person, whie will have his trial later, Fired at a Night Prowler, G. M. Bartlett, uty stato treasurer, had with'a night prowler at 1 morning that camo very nearly tho newspapers with & sensi- item and the undertaker a job. Ho wis akened at the hour named by a nofse in tho vicinity of his kitchen door.” Taking his revolver he cautiously went to the door and then opened it suddenly, The bur- glariously inclined individual on the outsiae who was trying to effect an entrance to the house, took to his heels. His speed was con- siderably elerated by 4 couple of shots fired in his direction by Mr. Bartlett. A short time previously Mr. Babcock, who Dlives ‘at 1217 G street, was awakened by & similar noise. After a little quiet search ho found a man crawling along the eaves of tho house at the base of the mansard roof and evidently look- ing for a convenient window to reach the in- side of the house. Babeock had no gun, but he ordered the fellow off the promises and then went over to inform his neighbor, Mr. Bartlett, of the fact that the festive burglars were working in the vicinity. It was Bab- cock’s warning that put Bartlett on his guard, ntly for- r and took his newly o driving I promises of Three Matrimonial Misfit Gertrude Corwin came into disgriet court this morning with a petition which informed the judgo that sho married her husband August 9, 1853, and that sinco that time he burden to her, He has long to drink and is a hopeless wreck, Sue wants the custody of their one child, Lomsa Metzg married Christian Metz- ger eight year 20, but if the allegations in her petition for a divorco filed this morning are truo, Christian has behaved in a decid- edly unchristian manner. Ho hus been o persistent wifobeater siueo their marriage and she cluims that his violence and abuse has destroyed her health. Sho asks for the restoration of her maiden 1ne. Catherine Dore alleges that her husband descrted hor four years agoand that sho has been compelled to support hersell over siuce Sho wants o logal separation aud the cus: tody of their two child ositors Will Take Actlon, The recent action of the stockholders of the Nebrasks Savings bank in asking per- mission of the supreme court to allow them l‘.;:m:hn: ‘\Il" lllll| bank's aff; themsolves, condition that they give to the state bond for $150,000, suits n;J’uulmm.n in pnr‘: only. They do uot object 0 the proposed plau. but they do cluim that the time pro- Posed, two years, 1s 100 long and thut thoy sre entitlod to their moncy soouer, They have decided to hold & mevting at the city council chamber Wednesday ovening to take action in the matter. They state that they are willing to make any re able conces- ons, but that they are of the opinion that the stockholders are able to make good their losses luside of two yoars. Alliance “tore in Trouble, The general merchandise store near the coruer of M and Eleventh streets in this city, which was recently sold to a party uamed Balawin, is in serious trouble. In 4lie county court this foremoon J. W. Hart- THE OMAHA DAI loy & Co., the former proprietors, confessed judwmony to the following creditors and amounta: Ashland Mill company, $518.81; Plummer, Pesry & Co., #518.81; Kennar Grovery ‘company, #4545, In the alstriot court the Steel-Smith (rocery company askod judgment for $187.95. They allege that J. W Hartley & Co. disposed of the store to Baldwin for the sole purpose of de- frauding their creditors and ask the court for & writ of attachment. The firm involved in the trouble is composed of J. W, Hartlay, J. L. Knotts. G. H. Ricketts and William Kuoft. ©alls Him n Bad, Bad Man. Some time since Prof. Dingley Brown, in- structor in music at the Western Normal college, commenced a suit in the district court to recover from the trustees of that in- stitution the sum of 85,500 which he alleged was due him by reason of the cancellation of his contract. Today the college men came into court with asuit which denies all of Prof. Brown's allegations and makes a few of its own. “T'he college people claim that Brown was immoral and entirely too familiar with the lady members of the classes at the college; that ho was a man addicted to low and vulgar conversation, and that he repeat- edly made insulting remarks to young ladies coming under his charge in the music room. They claim that by reason of his general im- moral character a number of young lady stu- dents left the institution and that in conse- quence of the unsavory antics of the mus- ically inclined professor the college was damaged to tho amount of £,000, which the court is respectfully asked to compel Brown 1o pay into tho treasury for the benetit of the cause of higher education. Heard 1n Lincoln Court Rooms. The First National bank of Crete has com- menced suit against C. E. Chowins to re- cover $1.213 on_an appeal bond which he signed for one John Lanham in a suit in which the bank was a party. Thebank won the case, but Lanham neglected to cash up. ent suit. ight cases in which the employes of the pelt botel in this city secured judgments against W. H. Atwood in the jastice shops, were today appealed to the district court, Deborah G. King is another Capital Na- tional bank depositor to commence suit against the directors for the amount of her deposit. The Farmers Loan and Trust company asks the district court for an order compel- ling County Treasurer Burnham to execute to it a deed fora certain described piece of property which it claims to have pur- chased at public sale. Lincoln in Brief. Thirty-four co: of excursionists visited the city y The new telephone line was completed from Lincoln to Grand Island today. The distance is considerably over 100 miles but thoe wire worked perfee ieorge Brown was today discharged by United States Commissioner Billingsley, no evidenco to prove that he had opened mail not iniended for himself could be offered by tho partics who caused his arrest. Hans Albert, the well known Omaha violinist, assisted in a cons n at the Henry D. Washii es S, Tylor and Foster W. Jones bed ngled in a free- for-all fisticuft this fovenoon and all were arrested and taken to the station, ington is & colored blacksmith, Iy partner and Jones is a horseman. The trouble grew out of a dispute as tothe proper method of shocing a horse. S. K. Marley, one of the proprictors of a shorthand institute, who recently visited Chicago, was given considerable notorievy by the Lincoln nowspapers and one in Omaha by their published statements to the effect that ho had skipped the country for the purposs of avoiding the payment of debts. He indiguantly denies the story ana claims that he went to Chicago to meet his wife, who had been visiting in the east. Aflairs at Fremont, FREMONT, Aug. 7.—[Special to Tie Ber.]— J. R. Buchanan of the Elkhorn is in the city arranging for the Normal excursion to Chi- cago. Itislikely to prove quite a popular opportunity for visiting the World's fair. Some question has arisen with regard to the legality of examinations made by the new board of pension examiners. It seems that soon after the new appomntments were made an organization was effected and they commenced business, but since that time the members who have been relieved have re- ceived notice that their services would be dispensed with after the 10th inst., and the question arises whetaer the work of the new board is legal. ‘The baccalaureate sermon at the Normal school on Sunday by Rev. H. W, Tate was a masterpicce and was listened to by a largo and appreciative audience. The city water was shut off about three hours this morning for the purposeof con- necting with tho new water tower. J. A. Lillie and Henry Van Dusen of Omaha were in F'remont on Saturday mak- ing arrangements for the annual excursion of their Union Pucific Ploneer association for Saturday next at the city park. They promise six or seven car loads of people, all of their own society. The people of Fremont aro prepared to give thema very cordial welcomo. The city boasts a high toned quoit club, with headquarters in the rear of the Fre- mont National bunk. Colonel N. W. Smails is captain of the club and George Godfroy gen- eral manager. It seems to be oneof the most popular of all the city sporting organi- tions. William Fry, an old veteran of Me- Pherson post, Grand Army of the Republic, was seriously injured by being thrown upon the horn of his catch a horse in the pasture. Blue grass is roly suifering from dry weather and those who are relying upon it for pasture will soon be obliged to feed. ddle while attempting to Hanstin News Notes. HasTiNGs, Aug. 7.—[Special to Tng Bre.]—About 10 o'clock last night residents of Hastings wero treated to a most splendid manifestation of the aurora. An enormous moteor which lighted the wholo heavens first foll, and then broad streamers of light roaching from near the horizon half way up to the zeuith appeared in the northwest and lnsted for half an hour. The usual August stream of meteors appeared moro plentiful than for some years. On the 19th of this month the Modorn Woodmen of this section ot the stato will Biold a picnic at Campbell’s grove at Trum- bull. W. H. Fassler of Blue Hill and Mrs. Hulda Wessels of this county were married this ovening at tho residonce of the lattor, Chief of Police C, H. Wanzer_is mourning tha loss of o 100 bird dog which was stolen Saturday night. Arrangoments are now being made to hold the anuual county fair on September 5, 6 and 7 and it is hoped that the fair will be moro elaborate than any yet held. Franklin Reynard, the oung son of John Keyaard of the Mis P railroad, was buried this mornizg in Parkview come: tery. The young son of George Smith was also buried in the same cometor, €a mencement Week at Wayne, Warse, Aug, 7.—[S Telegram to Tur Bee.)—This is commencement woek of the Nebraska Normal college of Wayne. Last evening tho opera house was filled to overflowing and the program was a splendia one. The students, 300 in number, met at the college buildin it proceeded to the opera house, where the annual bacealaureate sermon was preached by Rov. Willlam orse of Neleigh, Many were unable to secure seats Governor Crounse delivered an excellent address beforo the students this evening, and more than 1,000 people crowded into the opera house, while wany were unable to gain admittance. Three hundred and thirty students have been enrolled at the college the past term. Propared s Ticket Early. TegaMAH, Neb., Aug. 7.—(Special to Tur Bee]—If the carly nominations gev the county offices the Burt county prohibition- ists will got them. The few representatives of that party met at the court houso Thurs- day and nominated o full county ticket as follows: Krio kson, county elerk; L C. Jones, treasurer; K. L. Parmelee, sheriff; Joln Oberst, county judge; Miss Hannah Wallace, superintendent of schools; Kl Shafer, commissioner, and Dr. W. L. Plerce, voroner. In the evening A. Roberts of Lin’ coln, chairmun of the state central commit- teo of the prohibition party, spoke to & fow 8t the court houso on the platform of the party, Thore was uob wuch euthusiasm manifestod, [ A theater is_promised COSTLY ~ SYRACUSE. ~ BLAZE Warner's Implement House and Other Strao- tures Destroyed by Fire. ENTIRE CITY SERIOUSLY THREATENED Hard Work of the Oltizens required to Save the Town — One-Halt of the L. Covered by Insuranoce, Syracuse, Nob,, Aug. 7.—[Special to Tur Brr.)—Monday morning a fire was discovered in the rear of O. A. Warner's implement house. Belng a woodon structure it was soon a sheet of flame, communicating to Halverson's jowelry store on the west and Joice & Bell's harness shop and Hartman's butcher shop on the east. The build- ings were quickly consumed. Joice & Boell saved almost their entire stock, but the others saved nothing. Tho loss is aboat 5,000, about one-half of which is covered by insurance. The small amount of damage is accounted for by the cheap wooden build- ings, which had long been considered tire- wraps. Considerable damage was sustained by property owners on the opposite side of thastreet. Plate glass was cracked as far as a block away, and only by hard work was the entire business portion of the town saved. Burt County Aftairs. TERAMAH, Neb,, Aug. 7.—(Special to THE Ber.]—Last week fifteen cars of fat cattle were shipped to South Omaha by several of Burt county’s leading stockmen, Preparations are now complete for the Burt county veteran reunion o be held in this city Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week. Church Howe, Governor Crounso and several other spoakers from abroad will be present to address the old soldiers. The reunion will be held on the fair grounds and every convenience for tho comfort of the “*hoys" bestowed upon them, The grand bic, tournament to be held at Craig Tuesday of this week promises to have several competitors from all parts of the county. Fifty dollars is to bo awarded 8. A handsome gold medal and the onship of Burt county will be awardea to the winner in the two-mile race. Rounton Quarte D, Aug. : pan George P, Dean and Quar- termaster Harry Harrison left today for a trip through the eastern part of the state in the interest of the reunion. They will com- plete the job of billing the state before re- turning. Work at Camp Logan has already begun. The camp is beine staked off and additional wells are being driven. The ap- plications for headquarters are nighly en- couraging. Hastings asks room in camp for 1,000 men, and Kearney wants quarters for 600. Booth privileges are selling fast. every afternoon and evening. Indications of a great attend- ance were never better. bomand, ~-[Special to Tne Death of a Nebraska Vetoran. GRrAND ISLAND, Aug. 7.—[Special to Tnr Beg.]—The death of Frank Thomas, an old soldier from Stromsburg, who was brought to the home only five days ago, occurred yesterday morning. He was a member of company D, Seventh Wisconsin infantry. He was 52 years of age and was a very popu- lar member of the Stromsburg Grand Army of the Republic post. His brother, E. N, Thomas, and W. D. Nichol, undertaker of Stromsburg, arrived here this morning and will return with the remains. The inter- ment will take place at the latter city to- morrow. Doath of o Hustings Merchant. HasTINGS, Aug. 7.—[Special Telegram to Tur Ber.]—News has been received here of the death, recently, of A. J. Unna aj his sis- ter's home in Stockholm, Sweden. Mr. Unna came to Hastings about eight years ago and established a dry gooas bu and was one of the best known me; in the city. For some time he has been in poor health and his death at 57 years is ascribed to Bright's disease and catarrh of the stomach. His family is in Chicago,where he acted as buyer for the Hastings store. Fatal Effects of a Snake Bite. , Cozap, Neb., Aug. J7.—[Special Telegram 10 Tie Bee.]—Tue T-year-old daughter of A. “Thornburg, a farmer living about fourteen miles northeast of here, Saturday was bit- ton on the leg by a rattlesuake and died in twenty-four hours urday & 2-months-old baby belonging to Mr. Jorgensen, living north of town, was smotherod to' death by a child crawling the cradle whero it was lying asleep, while the parents were out doing chores. tical Condition of an Editor, Svmacuse, Neb, Aug. 7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tk Bek|—Physicians today re- moved theloft oye-ball of Rev. G. S. Alex- ander, editor of the Syracuse Journal. Ho as boen troubled for several” yoars with cancerous substance back aud_ above the eye and the removal of the oye-ball was consid- ered the oaly chanco of saving his life, Since tho operation the outlook is decidedly unfavorable. Funeral ob., Aug. Lto Tue Bee. ) . Coil, who died last Friday, was ried yesterday. The funeral procession was the largest over seon in Burt county. Tho pall bearers were old settlers who came here twenty-nine yearsugo. Rev. J. B. Priest of the Methodist chur and Rey. Hugh McNinch of the Pre n church, conducted the funeral oxercises, Crete Merchant Closed Out. Cuere, Aug. 7.—[Special to Tne Be. The clothing storo of J. A. Dorso was closed by the sheriff this morning, under attach- meut taken out by Ben Heir on notes of $1,400. Heir is a favmer to whom Derso is indebted to that amount. Otherattachments will follow. - Fireworks, balloon, stereopticon views. Courtland beach this evening. —— PLANS OF 1HE SILVERITES, Col Kk Has Gold Bugs Come to Time, Cuicago, Aug. 7.—Colonel A. C. Fisk of Colorado, a delegate to the silver conven- tion, has romained in the city in consultation with prominent bimetallists from all sections of the country, perfecting plans to force con- gress to give the nation free coinage of silver wnd some measure of Jjustice to the debtors and producers, He stated to a p ret porter that a determination haa been reached to use overy possible argument to convince the east that it was in the interest of all classes to restore silver and give the country a proper per capita circulation with which to do business, and, if the eust per- sisted in reduciug the volume of mone; which would enslave the west and south, that a combined effort would be be made by thoso sections to wipe out the protective tanff and pension every soldier whogerved in either the fedoral or confederate armies, their widows and orphaus, and to enact a Isw providing a graduated income tax for that purpose. D — ANNOUNCEMENTS, Light and bright comedy will hold the boards st Boyd's tonight and tomorrow night. No more weicome aunouncement can be made than the return of Charles Frohman's comedy “June” with Miss Jennie Yeamans in the leading role. *‘Jane' will be preceded during the Omaha engagement by an original one-aet play entitled, *“The Setling of the Sun.” «“Jane" has been before the amu: ment public for over two years, and that with uniform success. The cast is, of a whole, of uncommon strength and is the same that has been engaged in the prosentation of the comedy throughout the country. ‘‘Jane" scored a run of nearly five mouths in New York and over 100 nights in Bostou and Philadelphia. A brilllant engagement 1is looked for. e Acid Explosion, A bottle of acid exploded in the store house of the Richardson Drug company at the coruer of Ninth und Jounes streets about tlo Scheme to Make §0clook last night THA S holo bullding was fiilad with the fumes afid fearing that there was a fire inside an offitor turned in & sthil alarm to engine house No. 3. The flremen found that there wero ho flimes and they notified the proprietors 61 the place. The damago will not amount 4o more than & few dollars. — Fireworks, balloon/stereopticon views, Courtland beach this evening. poistoniiins~ et BOARD OF EDUCATION, Barely a Quoram Attended the Monthly Meeting Last Evening. The first monthly meeting of the Board of Fducation in August attracted barely a quorum of the members last evening, those presont being President Powoll and Messrs. Akin, Burgess, Gibson, Themas, Knodell, Elgutter, C. E. Babcock and Pierson. Mr. Morrison arrived late. Attornoy Baxter recommended postpone- ment of payment of the claim of Rushart & Co. for filling in earth around the Central school building because of a question of the true facts regarding the alloged assignment of the contract, and conflicting statements of the interested parties. The Midland National bank of Kansas City asked for the allowance of $1,064 due the Smead company for ventilating work on Omaha school buildings. Referred. Applications for teachers' positions were received from Miss A. E. Graham and Miss Clara Schenck. S. L. Wiley submitted a communication, asking that the terms bo shortened, both as to closing at the end of the school year and opening at the beginning, owing t the oppressive temperature in June and the oarly part of September. Referred, W. A. Olmstead asked to beallowed to put in his patentslate for blackboards in the Kel- lom school. Placed on file. Attornoy Baxter submittod a synopsis of Judge Scott's decision declaring the invalid- ity of the coal licenso ordinance. Placed on file. County Superintendent Hill was granted the use of the High school for the annual in- stituto and examination of teachers begin- g nin August 21. A discussion occurred over the motion to refer the assigned claim of Donecken & Co. for work on the Hartman and Franklin schools, Mr. Morrison insisting that such a course would keep laboring men out of their It was referred by a vote of 7 to 8. Morrison vouchsafed the information that a strike would follow in the morning. The Holbrook & King Co. asked the allow- ance of a claim for setting boilers and mix- ing valves, because of the stringency of the money market and the crowding of subcon- tractors. Referred. ‘Attorney Baxter was granted leave of ab- sence from August 12 to September 10 Andy Clifford asked the allowance of $12, alleged to be due since 1800, for janitor serv- ice. Referred. The city treasurer's report for July was read and placed on tle. Mrs. Mary L. Sanford offered to sell the board the “recipe and fuli instructions” for making blackboards according to the for- mala used by Silas W. Sanford, deceased. The boara declined to make the deal. Ex-Janitor Busch of the Long school, through his attorney, served notice that he had been removed without cause before the expiration of his “‘legal term of office,” and he wanted pay up toand including August 13, 1803, Placed on flle, The resignations of Miss Jessie 14 rand Miss Mattie Hussey as teachers were ac- cepted. All bids for furmishing pianos for kinder- garten use were vejected and new bids called for. The committee on. buildings reported in favor of allowing several final estimates. The final estimates on the Saratoga school were not allowed, but'the Lothrop school contractor was allowed his final estimate and the building accopted. The Saratoga estimate was then recon- sidered and the claim allowed. The committeo on rules suggested new regulations for the issuance of supplies, himiting their allowance to Saturdays. Re- ferrea. New cement sidowalks were ordered laid in front of the new Central school. Plans were ordered drawn for a new chimney at the Park school and bids asked, the committee on buildings to award con- tract on filing and acceptaunce of a proper bond. The bond of the custodian of supplies was fixed at $2,000. The bids submitted for supplies and work on mnew buildings were refeérred without opening to the proper committees, and the board adjourned for one week. e Fireworks, balloon, stereopticon views, Courtland beach this evening. — CURRENCY REMITTANCES. First Suessenbaoh of the Springs Distillery Talks. Recent dispatches from Washington indi- cate that the government would require the remitiance of internal revenue taxes in cur- rency by the distilleries composing the Whisky trust. In reply to a question as to the probable effect this would have upon the Willow Springs distillery here, Manager Suessen- bach said “The Distilling & Cattlefeea- ing company is what is reforred to as the Whisky trust. Its product consists chiofly of alcohol and svirits, not whiskies in the common acceptance of the word. Louisville, Ky. contains the large whisky distilleries of this country and, as I understand it, they applied to the government to be allowed to oxport their products, or else secure an ex- tension of time to pay the taxes, both of which was denied thom. “The thre rs time during which whis- kies can remain in bond without tax had al- ready expired and the government felt indisposed to grant an extension to pay the internal revenue. I do not know anything about the refusal of the government to ac- cept certified checks in Peoria, Il As it has done so heretofore it would ha no effect on us,as wo cun go to the United States depository here and draw the amount in curreney if required instead of paying in checks as I did today. “Of courso in a swmaller city like Peoria, where this manufacture composes the prin- cipal industry, it might work a hardship, as it wouid compel them to import currency constantly in order t pay the revenue, pay- ing as they do, perhaps, $100,000 some da) Under the system in vogue, so far, no extra- ordinary amount of currency was needed there. the certified checks taking its “If such an order has been issued I beliove it will be rescinded as soon as the secretary 18 made acquainted with the facts. In case it is allowed to stand, all the distilleries and not those in what is denominated as the Whisky trust alone will be effected to some extont aczording to location and the ability of their banks o pay the ¢ oy, **The trust mode of daing business is to al- low the wholesalers of i products a rebate after six months, whichevirtually amounts 10 paying tho profits acePuiug o the busi- ness, so that they may be enabled to sell at the market quotations, “The Willow Spriugs distillery shut down on the 1stof June for vepairsand because cattlefeeding, out of which a share of the profits avises,does not pay during the summer months, but we will, pernaps, start up again in a month or $0. Duriug this time we are taking care of our local trade. The California trade will return 1 us in the fall, as it is naturally tributary to this part of the country, We keep how about twenty men at work, bul us S00nas we start up again we shall'employ 4 bout 100 men, — Omahs Guards* “Eleotion, At a regular meeting 0f the Omaha Guards last evening Lieutenant Mulford was elected captain by acclamation. Captain Mulford has been with the company sivce its incep tion, The present prosperous condition of the guards is largely due to his personal ef- forts in directing the affairs of the company. Second Lieutenant Wilson was elected firsy lieutenany, vice Mulford, promoted, while Sergeant Ten Eyck was elected sec- ond lieutenant, The guards give an exhibi- tion drill ut Courtland beach Thursday even- ing and later in tho season take partina prize drill av Grand Island, —_—— Deed of # Jilted L JACKSON, Miss., Aug. 7.—Charles McCor- mick shov Jeanette Neil this morning and then turncd the revolver on himself, sending a bullet through his brain. He died at noon. The girl was struck in the left side of the nose, the ball passing through her palate. She will recover, The cause of the shooting was that she refused Lo marry him. Manager Willow LY BEE: TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 1893, CANE DOWN IN TORRENTS Orops Benefited and Damage Done by Rains in Peoos Valloy. BURSTING OF THE GREAT DAM AT EDDY Bridges Carried Away by the Rash of Waters—Two Days of Steady Show- ors Put All the Streams Out of Thelr Banks, it PAso, Tex., Aug. 7.—A Apecial to the Times from Eddy, N. M., says: The greatest flood ever known in the Pecos valley oc- ourred Saturday. The great dam above Eddy gavo way at 10:40 o, m. and water seriously damaged the principal part of the main flume across the river and two wagon bridges wore carried away and the Hager- man dam and water power damaged. The town of Kddy and all farms and_settlements along the river were all above tho flood line and no lives wero lost. I'hore has been a _steady downpour of rain throughout the valley for two days past, culminating in successive cloudbursts on J&'riday night and Saturday morning, which did the dam- Farmers all have bountiful crops, o of the continued rains, will not need further irrigation. THEY DID NOT STRIKE, Missouri Miners Refuse to Go Out to Ald Thelr Kansas Brethren. KANsAS City, Aug. 7.—Tho strike of all miners in Missouri ordered for today by a delogate convention of miners held here a week ago did not materialize. At a few of the lesser mines some of the men went out, but at the great mining conters the work- men refused to strike. The strike was ordered to bolster up the losing causo of the Kansas strike and not because the Missourl mon had any grievance of thoir own. At Lexington about 500 mon struck work, being less than half the whole number of mon employed there. Three hundred men at Higginsville and Corder went out and at Hamilton about 100 quit. At Bevier and Rich Hill, the great mining centers of the state, thero was no strike. At Leavenworth, Kan., asout soventy-five men veturnod to work. Many men aro ap- plying for positions and it is expected full forces will bo at work in all the mines there by the end of tho weelk. WENT THROU! A BRIDGE. Tnree Men Killed with Many Ilead of Cattle aud Horses. RionmoxD, Tex., Aug. 7.—William Nash of Brazoria county was transferring a herd of cattlo across tho bridge over the Brazos river at this point today when the structure collapsod, carrying with it two uegroes, 200 head of 'cattlo and twenty horses. The negroes were killed, as_well_ as many head of stock. Nash's body, in @ horribly mutilated condition, has beon recovered. The bridge was recently built at a cost of £30,000. A week ago a similar accident oc- curred on the Brazos bridge near Calvorts. ‘Will Not Ald the Land abbers. Torexa, Aug. 7.—Tho freight departments of the Rock Island and Santa Fo railroads last week received applications to charter special trains of stock cars, which the appli- cants desirod to load with “homo seekers” and run into the Cherokee Strip at the sound of the wun on opening day. In this way men on horseback could be ensily outstrippod in the raco and the best_town lots and quarter soctions picked up. Tho companies rofused to bo a party to the scheme. The only special trains which will be run into the Strip that day will be excursion trains con- taining spectators, and they will move so slowly as to be of no advantage to the pas- sengors on board. In the Inter of Irrigation. * Great Bexp, Kan,, Aug. 7.—A mass con- vention of Kansans mterested in irrigation was held hero today. Resolutions were adoptod declaring it to bo the duty of fed- eral and state governments embracod within the arid regions of the west to render sub- stantinl aid in_the construction of proper systems of irrigation. A call was also issued for an interstate convention, to be composed from tho Dakotas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorndo, Kansas, Oklahoma. Texas and Now Mexico, to be held in Salina, Kan., Thursday, September 28, Every county in the states named will be entitled to three delegates. Seven Convicts Escupe. SaLt Lake, Aug. 7.—(Special Telegram to Tur Bre]—Seven desperato conviots es- caped from the Utah penitentiary yesterday in broad daylgnt, while tho guard was asloep. Their names are: Thomas Grifiin, W. A. Hubbard, W. R. Paden, John Conners, Thomas Reed, “Red” MeDermott and Jamet Young. The prisoners made their escapo by scaling the walls with a_rope. Forty pris- oners could have escaped had thoy been so disposed. Young was captured yesterday evening. Today there are twenty-five oficers searching for tho other six fugitives. reme, Torexa, Aug. 7.—Governor Lewelling this morning appointed Silas Rutledge of Val- loy Falls, Benjamin Heilbrun of Osage City, W. J. Wilson of Wichita, and Thyge Sogard, the Danish vico consul at Kansas City, com- missioners to Chicago to confer with repre- sentatives of foreign governments attend- ing the World's fair, on the subject of steam- ship transportation to Burope by way of the Guif of Mexico, The governor continues to receive letters from all parts of the west commending his project. Littlo Heroes Porish, Sr. Josern, Aug. 7.—Yesterday afternoon, at Maryville, Kan., August, Barney and Sophia Sotro were all drowned in the Big Blue river while bathing. They wero aged 8, 13 and 11 years, The girl had waded out too far and the boys were drowned while trying to save her. Nall Works OAKLAND, Cal., Aug 7 works burned, $50,000. urned, lo Pacific Nail Loss, $200,000; insurance, PR Fireworks, balloon, stereopticon views, Courtland beach this ovening. John Riby, Joo Coszrov and Will Parsons, boys about 16 years old, were arrested as vagrants last night. Will Paliner was arrested by O er Sulli van last night down in the “‘districe. Palmer is chiarged with carrying coucealed weapons and rosisting an oMicer, Mary Allen and “Eddie” Debar, residents of the district, imbibed too much liquid en- thusiasm last night and “tried to kick the spots off the moon. Two oficers came along while the girls were engaged in this imaginary occupation, aud gave them a free ride to the poli tation, John Doe,” real name unknown, was ar- restod last night on the charge of being drunk and insulting ladies on tho street. He is said to be a traveling man. He came in off a trip yesterday and proceeded to irrigate sanal with coplous potions of red and amber colored liquors, = He soon reached a st ‘e he believed the world and all in it were “hisn.” He made insult- ing remarks to several ladics who wore pass- ing the corner of EKleventh and Farnam streets and was having o great deal of fun until an officer caught him in the act of ac- costing a lady. “Doe"” was then landed pe- hind the bars as police headquarters. i L, Corn Crop Assured, William 1. Kierstead speut Sunday Washington county. Hesays the corn erop is assured, rain or shine. At Mr, James Cruickshanks was eighty acres in corn, which the owner tninks will be a sure crop of eighty bushols to the acre, Corn in that vicinity looked equally as well. Mr, Kier- stead brought in & stalk that was orna- weuted with four well developed ears. ———— Judge Scott's Outing. Judge C. R. Scott of the district bench, who has boen hearing causes in chambers siuce the expiration of the spring term, leaves this morning for a month's outing. in Ho goos diractly to the Pacific const and sails from Tacoma for Alneka About August 12, “The judge will Feturn via San Francisco 10 timo 10 be at his post at the opening of the September term of court Judeo Davis has roturned mor vacation. from his sum- ———— Piles of peopio hive nies, out Witch Hazel Salve will cara thom. - TRALN GLIVES" IN CHICAGO. e Witt's George Francls Gives Up His New York Oltizenahip for the Windy Clty. Cmicaoo, Aug, 7. —Citizen Goorge Francis ‘I'ratn is wedded to Chicago. Tho ceremony was solemnized at midnight Saturday around tho coffin tablo of the Whitechapel club. The citizen sont Now York her divorcement yosterday mornimg. The telegram road: E. T, Menieier, York: Chicago discounts Cosmos. World's fair eclipses Aladdin's witdost droams. Give up my room with you; Chicago keeps my grip." When this message had been sent George Francis started on a little Jaunt to celobrate his first day as a citizon of Chicago. ———— Piies of people . out Do Witt's Witeh Hazel Sal L BRUTALITY O Bitic ANDS. San Salvador Thisvas and Maltroat Mon SAN FraNcisco, Aug. 7.--Ad Salvador to July 15 say: Ono hundred and fity brigands attacked the houseof Silveria, a wealthy, aged planter, beat him brutally, outraged his wifo and maid servant, terror- ized the Iaborers, secured §26,000 in cash and alotof jowoels,and fled to the mountains. Troops were sent in pursuit and so far have captured and shot seventeen, ard are still pursuing the others. pertih IO L. Piles of peoplef have piles, but De Witt's Witeh HazelSalvewill cure them. pradaheHicten Courtlund Meach Breezos. The number of bathers was groater than on any Mouday since the oponing. This afternoon tho Good Templars of Omaha and South Omuha will hold a pienic at the beach. “The regular halloon ascension took place last night and was, as usual, a success, the balloonist landing on the north side of the lake. The ring attraction, attached to the carousal, is a drawing card, which would in- croase the patronage if it was lowered within the reach of all. On account of the stiff breeze from the south tho canvas upon which the stereopti- con views are usually reflected was blown down last night, consequently there wero 1o views. The attractions tonight are the best of any yetoffered. They includo the balloon ascension and double parachute jumps; fire- works, part of which will be displayed on tho water. The stereopticon views will be given in addition to the other numerous ways of enjoyment. i, <SSR Piles of people have pies, ous De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve will cure tnem. pedbeiti-dndiiy Found Gullty of Forgery. 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